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Welcome to the APME Miami 2026 Conference!
Here you can register and update your Sched profile. A draft schedule will be available March 1, when you’ll be able to explore sessions and build your agenda.

Questions? Visit our website or email [email protected].

Join us June 4–6 at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami, as we celebrate the rhythms, relationships, and revolutions shaping popular music education.

Saturday June 6, 2026 9:00am - 9:25am EDT
See how the CPS/ODU SmithTech Lab School redefines music assessment! Learn to use project rubrics that measure audio engineering, digital collaboration, and computational thinking, moving beyond performance. Get a replicable framework to justify and elevate your K-12 popular music program through measurable student outcomes.
Speakers
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Orion Burke

Supervisor of Music, Chesapeake Public Schools
Orion Burke is an educator and professional musician who earned his Music Education degree from Hampton University in 2013, followed by a Master of Arts in Teaching in 2014 and a degree in Educational Leadership from Longwood University in 2023.
Throughout his 10-year career as a teacher, he consistently led middle school orchestra students to superior ratings at the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association Concert Assessment. Additionally, he has extensive experience as an adjudicator and guest clinician. Orion... Read More →
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Helen Sapieka

SmithTech Lab School Administrator, Chesapeake Public Schools
Dr. Helen Sapieka is currently the administrator of SmithTech: School of Computer Science, Innovation and Design, a Virginia Laboratory School in Chesapeake, VA. She is passionate about integrating computer science into all contents, including music, bringing a new elective, “Music... Read More →
Saturday June 6, 2026 9:00am - 9:25am EDT
Volpe 106 Volpe Building, San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA

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